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From the opening ceremonies with Petro Tyschtschenko to the Jim Collas' banquet speech Saturday night, Amiga Inc. used a full-court press to see that the Amiga community knew they were involved with and committed to the Amiga market. After saving the Amiga balloon early Sunday morning, I had breakfast with the new director of Amiga Inc.'s marketing, Jim VonHolle. Mr. VonHolle, a fellow Southern Ohio native, was both interested in the current Amiga market and excited about the direction Amiga was going to take. It is hard not to be inspired by a group of people like this. On page 12, Fletcher Haug discusses his concerns for the Amiga and his 2 AMAZING COMPUTING refusal to get too excited. Unfortunately, due to press pressures, Fletcher had to submit that article before he heard what was said at Amiga 99. However, his concerns were justified and I believe he is right to be a little cautious of what was being offered by the new head of Amiga, Jim Collas. By placing the article in publication before Amiga Inc. could influence his concerns, he has the opportunity to say, "This is the way I want the world to be." His opinions appear less clouded by the expectations generated by Amiga Inc. However, I think the people at Amiga Inc. answered his immediate requests and my feeling is they are sincerely going to attack the computer industry from an entirely new angle with the Amiga. Probably the most exciting statement made by Jim Collas was that we could not wait ten years to achieve a million units sold of the new Amiga system. We need to reach a million units early and continue to build from there. His vision is for a new Amiga that will probably bear little resemblance to the current Amiga and he wants to do this without sacrificing the current Amiga's loyal following. This is a difficult task, but, if we truly want an Amiga alternative in this industry, neither Amiga Inc. nor the Amiga community has any other choice.